Sujeito + passado
simples verbo to have (had) + past perfect verbo to be (been) + verbo no gerúndio
(ing) + complemento
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I had been working hard all Day. Eu estava trabalhando duro o todo dia.
You had been loving. Você estava amando.
I had been saving my money to buy this house.
Eu estava guardando dinheiro para comprar essa casa.
NEGATIVE/NEGATIVO
Sujeito + passado
simples verbo to have (had) + not + past perfect verbo to be (been) + verbo
no gerúndio (ing) + complemento
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You hadn’t been listening. Você não estava ouvindo.
We had not been paying attention. Não tínhamos
prestado atenção.
INTERROGATIVE/INTERROGATIVO
Passado simples
verbo to have (had) + sujeito + past perfect verbo to be (been) + verbo no gerúndio
(ing) + complemento
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Had you been working? Você estava trabalhando?
Had he been waiting for me for a long time? Ele tinha
esperado por mim por muito tempo?
Wh-Questions
WH word + passado simples verbo to have (had) +
sujeito + past perfect verbo to be (been) + verbo no gerúndio (ing) +
complemento
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What
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had
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I / You / We / They - He / She / It
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been doing until then?
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How long
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had
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you
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been sleeping?
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Why
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had
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they
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been fighting?
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1. I had been waiting for hours so I was relieved when the bus finally arrived.
2. We had been having dinner when the phone rang.
3. When they arrived I had been cooking.
3. When they arrived I had been cooking.
4. I had been drinking coffee all morning. By lunchtime, I felt really strange!
5. Had she been crying?
6. Rafael hadn't been studying.
7. Had you been eating seafood?
8. Who had you been dating before me?